Marriage and Family Therapists—Understanding the AAMFT Code of Ethics

October 23rd, 2020

Presenter Bio

C.J. Quick, LPCC-S, LMFT, RPT-S holds a Masters of Arts in Education with emphasis in Professional Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy. She has practiced as a mental health therapist for over 12 years and currently co-owns a private practice in Elizabethtown, Kentucky that specializes in working with children and families. Ms. Quick is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor-Supervisor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. She specializes in working with children who have experienced trauma, children who have attachment concerns, and with families. She has worked with at risk children including over two years full time experience at a Children’s Crisis Unit working with children at risk of harming themselves or others. She has continued to work closely with community partners and schools to assess at risk children and adolescents and help coordinate care. Ms. Quick is also an autonomously licensed Batterer’s Intervention Provider who has worked extensively with perpetrators and victims of domestic violence as well as children who have been exposed to violence.

Ms. Quick presents locally and throughout the state on a
multitude of child mental health topics including but not limited to: Early Childhood Mental Health, the Effects of
Trauma on Brain Development, and Trauma Informed Education. She also provides Kentucky board approved
trainings for mental health professionals on Understanding and Treating
Suicide, Domestic Violence, and Laws and Ethics as they apply to Professional
Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists.

Program Description

“Marriage and Family Therapists—Understanding the AAMFT Code
of Ethics” will review the AAMFT Code of Ethics as well as 201 KAR 32:050 as
they relate to the practice of Marriage and Family Therapy. Participants will review both codes and
discuss the importance of having a Framework for Ethical Decision Making to
include understanding the inter-relationship between ethics and laws and always
choosing the higher standard.
Participants will develop their own ethical decision making framework
during the course. Participants will
further discuss specific vignettes that require practical and critical thinking
as to how learned material applies in practice.

The importance of consultation and ongoing collaboration
with Professional Peers will be stressed as well as self-care.

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